On February 13, 2023, Conexon Connect, the internet service provider created by Conexon, a rural fiber-optic network design and construction management company, was selected by Mitchell Electric Membership Corp (EMC) to provide high-speed fiber internet within the cooperative's service territory in Rural Georgia. This collaboration will allow Connect to deploy a fiber-to-the-home network that could eventually cover up to 5,570 miles in southwest Georgia.
The Connect network, backed by Mitchell EMC, will initially provide fiber broadband services to homes and businesses in Mitchell and Worth counties, where the cooperative received funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. The ultimate objective is to expand fiber broadband access to all 15,764 members of Mitchell EMC in Mitchell, Baker, Dougherty, and Worth counties, as well as portions of Lee, Colquitt, Calhoun, Decatur, Early, Thomas, Grady, Miller, and Turner counties.
Randy Klindt, Conexon Founding Partner and Conexon Connect CEO, said, "Working alongside Mitchell EMC to bring high-speed internet to its members is exciting and fulfilling for everyone at Conexon Connect." He added, "It's very clear that Tony and his team are committed to bringing the benefits of high-speed internet to the communities they serve, and we are proud to play a role in their efforts."
(Source – Cision PR Newswire)
Conexon and Conexon Connect collaborate with electric cooperatives committed to providing fiber broadband to their members. As a result, Conexon has designed more than 200,000 miles of fiber with clients and partners, deploys more than 50,000 miles of fiber annually, and has provided more than 500,000 rural Americans with fiber-to-the-home internet.
About Conexon Connect
Conexon Connect based in Kansas City, Missouri, Conexon Connect is the ISP division of Conexon, the leader in rural fiber-optic network design and construction management. Early in 2021, the company was founded to manage and operate fiber-to-the-home internet for electric cooperatives and investors. Connect, like Conexon, primarily works with electric cooperatives, creating networks using a method and architecture that enables the co-ops to capitalize on their existing infrastructure, thereby providing their members with reliable and affordable broadband service.